Zhu Yanyi smiled. "You have been cultivating for so many years, yet your internal energy is still so weak. It is a waste of Grandpa Chun’s personal guidance."
As she spoke, she picked up her surgical tools and began to cut open Zhu Xinfu’s leg.
The bone in Zhu Xinfu’s leg was broken. Clearly, there were both new and old fracture marks. The new ones were fresh, while the old ones were from the past.
Looking at the old marks, Zhu Yanyi took a deep breath. "The old injury was caused by someone forcibly crushing it with a heavy iron hammer."
"Yes," Gu Jingtian said. He saw it too and felt angry. He disliked the Zhu family of the city even more.
Zhu Yanyi did not comment on that. She only said, "First, we must place the large bone fragments back in their original positions."
As she spoke, she began to piece the bones together.
Piecing bones together was easier said than done. It was like solving a puzzle. If a puzzle had only ten or twenty pieces, it would be easy to find the right spots. But with hundreds of pieces, it required great focus, time, and speed.
Fortunately, Zhu Yanyi knew the human body structure very well. With the help of her special ability, finding the correct positions was easy.
Gu Jingtian could only help by sprinkling bone-splicing gel while she worked.
Yes, it was bone-splicing gel. Zhu Yanyi had specially extracted it from hundreds of types of herbs. It acted like glue for bones.
Zhu Yanyi had given the formula to Dong Bo Cao. However, the gel made with Dong Bo Cao’s herbs had only ordinary effects. Zhu Yanyi’s herbs were much older, and she had secretly added a drop of medicinal liquid, making her gel far superior.
Of course, Zhu Yanyi had also given two bottles each to her senior brothers. This meant they could use it themselves and ask her for more when finished, but they were forbidden from sharing it with others.
Fortunately, a standard bone-splicing gel formula was already available to the public. No one knew their version was different, except for her senior brothers, who kept quiet and profited greatly.
"Because of the old injury, this part of the bone is missing. I need special bone patches to fill the gap," Zhu Yanyi explained. The bone patches were made from a special material, primarily scraps from the fusion armor.
This was something Zhu Yanyi had specially refined just for Zhu Xinfu. If others wanted it, they had to provide the materials. With the materials, she could refine it; without them, they should not ask.
Zhu Yanyi had prepared the bone patches for this reason. After forty years, Zhu Xinfu’s broken bones were likely incomplete or deformed, requiring repair or replacement.
Zhu Yanyi secretly sighed that she had been wise to prepare. Therefore, she remained calm while using the bone patches, as she had anticipated this result.
After piecing the bones together, Zhu Yanyi said to Gu Jingtian, "Senior Brother, watch carefully. I am about to set up the medicinal array."
She then began placing Shazhou Red and other herbs on the leg.
"When setting up an array inside the body, no matter what type, you must first choose herbs that can melt, like this Shazhou Red. Then, you must determine what type of array to set up."
Zhu Yanyi spoke while working, multitasking without any burden.
"The patient’s leg bone is broken, so we must first connect the bones. Then, at the connection point, we use Shazhou Red to set up an array that regenerates vitality. This array must be effective for bone growth and meridian recovery."
As she spoke, she began connecting the meridians. Under Zhu Yanyi’s identification and correction, the originally tangled meridians quickly returned to their correct paths.
"Moreover, the most important function of the medicinal array is to restore the blocked meridians," Zhu Yanyi added, her hands moving不停.
Zhu Xinfu was old, so the chosen array needed to be gentle yet effective. Therefore, Zhu Yanyi chose the Yuanhe Array.
"Yuan" means the beginning, the first, or the origin. Thus, the effect of this array was singular: to restore everything in Zhu Xinfu’s leg.
As she set up the array, Zhu Yanyi explained, "When setting up an array, you must consider the patient’s condition. Since this patient is old, we cannot use a too intense array. The array must be gentle. Our goal is recovery, so we can simply choose the Yuanhe Array. Among all recovery arrays, the Yuanhe Array is the gentlest, though it requires more herbs."
Gu Jingtian had naturally seen the diagram of the Yuanhe Array. Watching Zhu Yanyi set it up, she gained new insights. Indeed, there was a difference between theory and practical operation.
This time, Gu Jingtian understood that arrays were not just about seeing and memorizing, but also about understanding. Fortunately, Zhu Yanyi understood arrays well. If she had any doubts in her daily practice, she could learn directly from her.
Zhu Yanyi did not look at Gu Jingtian. At this moment, she was fully focused on setting up the array for the other leg.
The Yuanhe Array was independent, so she set up two separate arrays for the two legs. After carefully completing the setup, she stitched the wound, bandaged it, and finally sighed in relief.
She looked at Gu Jingtian and smiled. "Senior Brother, what are your thoughts this time?"
"I have deep thoughts, Junior Sister. I have roughly understood your medicinal array, but I am not yet clear on all details. After these few days, I will study it carefully. If I have questions, I will ask you then."
In academic matters, ability came first, regardless of age. For Gu Jingtian, it did not matter that Zhu Yanyi was her junior sister. Even if she were a stranger, if she had the ability, she would not hesitate to ask her questions.
"Good," Zhu Yanyi nodded. "I will bring you some books on simple array analysis tomorrow. After reading them, you may have even deeper insights."
Zhu Yanyi knew that Gu Jingtian’s difficulty with medicinal arrays stemmed from her previous lack of understanding of arrays. Once she explained the basic principles to her, she would have no problem with simple medicinal arrays.
"Alright, I won’t be polite then," Gu Jingtian said, very satisfied with Zhu Yanyi’s offer.
Zhu Yanyi smiled, then removed the anesthesia and sleep needles. She then said to Zhang Xin, "Test the heart rate and pulse again."
"Heart rate and pulse are seventy beats per minute, very stable," Zhang Xin reported. She felt immense admiration for Zhu Yanyi.
Other patients usually had some issues with their heart rate and pulse after surgery. But this patient’s vitals had remained normal throughout.
Zhu Yanyi nodded in satisfaction and said to Gu Jingtian, "This is also the benefit of the medicinal array. As long as the array is running, the body’s functions will automatically adjust to a peaceful state."
"Then, Little Divine Doctor, since the medicinal array is so good, can everyone learn it?"